PHILADELPHIA — As usual, the back door to the NovaCare Complex auditorium was kept slightly ajar during Andy Reid’s regular news conference Monday. No, he did not use it as an escape hatch.

Stuck in a six-game losing streak, all but mathematically ineligible for the postseason, and recovering from a 31-6 loss in Washington, Reid Monday refused to admit professional defeat. Thus, he was clear: He is not going to quit.

“I’m standing in front of the team and telling them these are the things we need to do, one of which is to continue to battle.” Reid said. “So I think that would be a cop-out. That’s not how I see things. That’s not the way I’m wired. We’re going to keep battling and do it as a team. I’m not going to tell the guys one thing and then do the other.”

With that, he will resume preparations for the next game, Monday against visiting Carolina. For the record, yes, Reid does believe the Eagles’ multiple problems are correctable.

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“I believe it’s fixable,” he said. “We’ve got to eliminate the mistakes. It’s not an effort or a ‘want-to.’ I don’t see that. I’ve said before, sometimes I see guys are pressing a bit when they don’t need to press. Guys that have been very consistent players for us in the past are pressing just a bit. They want to do so well. They want to be that guy that makes the play. And you’ve just got to get back up and do what you do the best — relax, play the game, and play the way you know how to play.”

Reid remains hopeful that Vick will play against Carolina Monday. If not, it will be Nick Foles, who fumbled three times, was intercepted twice and did not lead a touchdown drive in his first NFL start Sunday, a 31-6 loss in Washington.

“I thought there were some good things that he did and then there are some things that he can definitely learn from,” Reid said. “But he made a couple of nice throws --- tight throws early --- that I thought were some pretty good plays. Again, there are some things that he can work on. He’s a young guy, a rookie. So there were a couple of rookie mistakes. But there were some positive things too.”

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The Eagles returned guard Julian Vandervelde to the practice squad. They also signed linebacker Nate Stupar.

Vandervelde was a fifth-round Birds draft choice from Iowa in 2011. He had been on the 53-man roster, but was released Nov. 12 when the Eagles signed guard Jake Scott.

Stupar was a seventh-round draft choice of the Raiders out of Penn State. The State College native was released from the Oakland practice squad in September. He had 80 tackles in his senior season with the Nittany Lions.

The Eagles released defensive tackle Frank Trotter and safety Phillip Thomas to free the practice-room space.